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SIGERSON CUP/Preliminary round/UCC 1-5; CORK IT0-9: Cork, who had corner-back Ciarán Monaghan sent off in the last quarter, …

SIGERSON CUP/Preliminary round/UCC 1-5; CORK IT0-9: Cork, who had corner-back Ciarán Monaghan sent off in the last quarter, just held on away to University of Ulster, Coleraine to win by a single point.

Ryan Mellon scored UUC's goal after 24 minutes, but three scores from DJ Fleming (two) and Stephen O'Sullivan meant Cork were only a point behind, 0-4 to 1-2, at half-time. The visitors equalised through Walsh a minute after the restart, and although SeáPaul O'Hagan quickly put Coleraine ahead, Cork pulled away.

UUC: S Scullion; D Scullion, P Rogers, C Monaghan; T Hackett, J Convery, SP O'Hagan (0-1); C Hamill, R O'Loane (0-1); S Sullivan, L Coyle (0-1), C Boyle; G Enright, R Mellon (1-2), C McWilliams. Subs: D Hasson for Rogers; P Hilferty for Hackett; C Mullan for Hamill; R Greene for Monaghan.

CORK IT: K Murphy; N Barry, G Canty, R Mageean; A O'Mahony, A O'Connor, Stephen O'Sullivan (0-1); Séamus O'Sullivan (0-1), D Kavanagh; J O'Connell, G McLaughlin, W Hennessy; T Connors (0-1), B Hickey, DJ Fleming (0-4, three frees). Subs: S Walsh (0-2) for Hickey; P Foley for O'Connell; R Keane for Séamus O'Sullivan.

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Ref: M McGrath (Donegal).